WOODBRIDGE, VA – Early Saturday morning, police were summoned to a residence on Woodway Pl. to investigate an assault involving a firearm that had occurred late Friday evening. The incident involved a 17-year-old male victim and an acquaintance who were at a social gathering at the specified location.
The altercation, initially verbal, escalated when the pair moved to a second room within the residence. Here, multiple unknown men brandished firearms at the victim, with one individual striking him with a firearm. The confrontation continued outside the residence, where the acquaintance tackled the victim to the ground.
Another unknown individual then approached and also brandished a firearm towards the victim before the groups dispersed.
The victim subsequently received medical attention for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital and police were notified. Efforts to identify all individuals involved in the incident are ongoing.